Context: Standard treatment of opioid dependence in adolescents is detoxification and counseling, which results in relapse in 20-50% of patients. Alternative medical treatments include buprenorphine and naltrexone that have not been well investigated in adolescents and young adults. Buprenorphine has previously been shown effective in the treatment of opioid dependence in adolescents in one study in the United States as compared to detoxification. Although naltrexone treatment results in low compliance in adults, it is effective in combination with a strong social support network that exists in adolescents that live with at least 1 parent/guardian.